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cosine

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
co·sine 
          Listen to the pronunciation of cosine
Pronunciation:
\ˈkō-ˌsīn\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin cosinus, from co- + Medieval Latin sinus sine
Date:
1635
1 : a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the leg adjacent to the angle when it is considered part of a right triangle and the hypotenuse 2 : a trigonometric function cos θ that for all real numbers θ is given by the sum of the alternating series and that is exactly equal to the cosine of an angle of measure θ in radians


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